Short-barreled pen and pencil holder for second finger



Dec. 6, 1927. 1,652,072

\ J. S. VANEK SHORT BARRELED PEN AND PENCIL HOLDER FOR SECONDFINGER Filed Feb. 23. 1926 IN V5 N TOR A TTORNE y Patented Dec. (i, 1927.

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'Appli'cat io n' filed February 23, 1326.1 Serial'No. 89,8 76.

My invention relates to improvements in short barreled pen and pencil holder for fitting on the second finger. I

' i The object of the invention.istozproduce I a device of the character described, which will readily fit and be adaptedto be used on the second finger-of the hand; easil operated; work easily and without causing a tension, or cramping, or pen paralysis; easi- .10 'ly and cheaplymanufactured,installed and applied; efiicient in writing.

Other objects and novel features and 'application of the invention will appear in the following specifications, claim, and drawing,

16 in which drawing, p Figure 1 is an elevational view .of the device as attached to the second finger of the right hand. Figure 2' is a perspective view of the device. o l 2 Like characters'of reference designate like parts in all the'figures.

In the ordinary method of holding a 'penoil or pen in writing wherein it is held tightly between the ends of the thumb and first 25 or index finger and near the first joint of the second finger resting themiddle portion of the barrel of the pen or pencil against the upper portion of the index finger. near-the knuckle, and balancing the hand on the out-;

ing the hand and forearm in such-use isv much morenatural than .theuse'of the present system of-holding the pen or pencil; and that they-can write naturally for long peri ods' of time withoutwfatigue' orcramps, and never suffer with pen-paralysisQ The device consists of a double looped spring wire member, the outer end, corners of which areshown at 1, '2, the inner, end corners at 4, 5; these two looped members are made integral and are joined together at "3; fastened to the innerend ofsaid wire 'member at 6 is shown a partially closed 5 ferrule member theinside-of which is shown at 6, the outer corner portions nearest the fastening to said wire member are shown at 7, 8,; theouter edges of said ferrule member are on straight lines from 7 to 7 a and .8 to 8?, at which'pointsthere are two cut in slot portions 9, 10, which arebetwee'n the last described portion of said: ferrule member and a second portion of the same,the latter being more extended than saidfirst portion, the corners and edges of which more extended portion are shown at 11, 13, and 12,14. Said second portion of said ferrule member at 11, 13 and 12,14 snugly fits around the pen or pencil 15 and said first described said ferrule member holds in the inner portion 6 the pencil stock, or the lower partof the shortbarr'eled pen 18.

by a top 22 screw threaded at 21 to fit in said like screw threaded aperture 20, opening into the inside barrel portion The fingers of the right hand are shown: the thumb at 23, the first, or index finger, 24, the second fingeri at 25, the third or next to the little fingerr at 26, and-the fourthor littlejfinger at 2 a In operation thesecond finger is inserted'in the opening between 1 and 2 and-over the fastened portion 3 then through the) opening between 421M 5 under the ferrule member, after being thus installed the hand is naturally laid'downo'n the table, or desk, and the thereby extending'of the second fin ger 25 tightens the wire member holding the ortion of The short barrelv of the pen for the fountain pen variety, if V .desired, is shown-at 17 18, 19, and the aperture therein for filling is shown at 20 closed shortbarreled pen, or short pencil tight on I the second finger member 25 at 28- and 29 the 5 portion of theshort barreled pen or short pencil at 31contacting-the portion of the-second finger at28 and portion 80 thereof contacting the portion of the second finger shown at29, thereby securely holding the short pencil .or'short barreled pen in'writing position so as to make the point of the pencil or the pen point 16 (not claimed as a part ofthis'patent, per se,) contact thewriting surface.

From the description and theaccompanying one page rdrawing, and the specifications, the advantages of construction, application and manufacture will be apparent to those skilled in 'the art to which my invention pertains; I have entered into a detailed de scription of the construction and relative arrangement of the parts embraced inthe 7 present and preferred embodiment of my, in

Yention in order to imparts full, elear and exact understanding of the said embodiment. I do not desire, however, to be understood as confinin myself to the specific construetion and relative arrangement of parts inns much as in the futurepraetiee of the invention various changes and modifications may be madesneh as fall within the scope i illl jf invention as defined in my appended claim. Ha ving thus describedtheinveni ion, what 1 olninied nnddesired ltOlJQ set'ured by Letters Patent, is: i i i A device of the eharneterdesenihed, coniprising a resilient wire member having an upper and lower loop medially fastened itogather, the outer end of seidupper loop heing adapted to fit on top of thethircl joint ot the second finger of the writing hand, the outer end of said lower loop being adapted to fit on top of the first joint of said finger, the medial fastening being adapted to movah1y vfit centrally under said second finger, the whole being adapted to inovzibly tighten and loosenon said linger on its being bent or straightened; an open topped resilient ferrule member rigidly fastened at itsupper periphery to theouter endiof said lower loop at an angle, and being ndaptedtocseenrely hold for writing purposes writing utensils. i

JOHN s. VVANEK 

